1987.138: Scholar's Knife (Xiao)
Artists' Tools
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1987.138
- Title
- Scholar's Knife (Xiao)
- Classification
- Artists' Tools
- Work Type
- knife
- Date
- late Zhou to Han dynasty, 4th century BCE-2nd century CE
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/200839
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Copper alloy
- Dimensions
- L. 19.8 x W. 1.4 cm (7 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Dr. and Mrs. Milford D. Schulz purchased at the Louis Joseph auction company, Boston (ca. 1950s).
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford D. Schulz
- Accession Year
- 1987
- Object Number
- 1987.138
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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